What strategies or initiatives do you think could be most effective in addressing the rheumatology workforce shortage?  

Addressing the current and future workforce shortage is a difficult task. The field of Rheumatology is not growing. It has not been growing for many years and we are at a phase where simply maintaining our current numbers would be considered a victory. New graduates entering the field barely offset ...

The problem is not just a shortage; it is also a maldistribution of rheumatologists. The northeast has one rheumatologist for every 40,00 population, but the southeast has one per 80,000. The city of Philadelphia has twice the number of rheumatology fellowships, and more ACR members than the state o...

Agree with Dr. @Helfgott that retaining significant autonomy in how we practice is paramount to retaining a robust (and happy) workforce. Directing clinical programs at two different academic institutions, I have seen success on affronts to autonomy by pushing back on initiatives attempting to impro...